Divino Amor

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Quem pode o teu imenso amor contar

Author: Mary Shekleton; Translator: S. E. McNair
Tune: [It passeth knowledge, that dear love of Thine]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Quem pode o Teu imenso amor contar,
Ó Salvador Jesus, ou esquadrinhar
Seus alicerces no divino Ser,
Sua extensão ou sua altura ver?
Amor sem fim!

2 Quem pode amor tão vasto compreender?
Pois nem os céus puderam-no conter;
Foi neste mundo que se revelou:
Jesus, sofrendo sobre a cruz, mostrou
Divino amor.

3 Quem pode dar-Te adoração capaz
A Ti que, sem limite, amor nos dás,
Ao par do qual o parcial louvor,
Que damos hoje ao nosso Salvador,
Parece vão?

4 Mas sempre nos ensina o Teu amor
Que, embora fracos, temos no Senhor
A fonte inesgotável de afeição,
Que sabe a voz do nosso coração
Apreciar.

5 Mas quando a Tua Igreja enfim chegar
À Tua glória, e ali Te contemplar,
Então com perfeição o seu louvor,
Em culto digno de tamanho amor,
Ressoará.

Source: Hinos e Cânticos: com música #552

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Author: Mary Shekleton

Shekleton, Mary, was born in 1827, and died in Dublin, Sep. 28, 1883. She was for many years an invalid, during which time she wrote several hymns, which were printed in broadsheet form. Several of these are given in Chosen, Chastened, Crowned. Memorials of Mary Shekleton, late Secretary of the Invalid's Prayer Union, by her Sister, 1884, and are in common use:-(l) "It passeth knowledge, that dear love of Thine" (Love of Jesus), 1863; and (2), "One fervent wish, my God! it speaks the whole" (Desiring to know Jesus), 1867. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) Go to person page >

Translator: S. E. McNair

Stuart Edmund McNair (March 8, 1867 – January 10, 1959) was an English-born missionary and hymnist whose most significant work was carried out in Brazil. Born in Brighton, England, and raised in Croydon, McNair was influenced early in life by the biblical teaching of John Nelson Darby. Trained as a civil engineer, he devoted himself to Christian ministry. In 1891 he moved to Lisbon, Portugal, where he became involved in evangelical work and contributed to the development of the hymnal later known as Hinos e Cânticos. McNair arrived in Brazil in 1896 and engaged in extensive evangelistic and teaching ministry, particularly in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, and Espírito Santo. He traveled widely, established Bible Schoo… Go to person page >

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